[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence":3,"chapter-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-151":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Warlord: Starting with Daily Intelligence",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2338614,4572,"Chapter 151: Has Gervas Also Fallen?!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-151",151,"\u003Cp>“Besides you, not a single soul is still alive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles finally erupted in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collapse of the left-wing army, though shocking, was not unheard of in warfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with over twenty minor nobles perishing—only three escaped, plus Count Farrio—the casualty rate left the nobles deeply shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, most of them were minor nobles themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put yourself in their place—how utterly hopeless would that be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gervas also fell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, among the nobles, Catherine sat frozen, her head ringing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had felt a flicker of satisfaction seeing Farrio dusty and disheveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once she heard that all other minor nobles had perished except these few, she finally realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas had been in that group too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the handsome, composed young noble who always wore a calm, gentle expression, Catherine felt an unexpected pang in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On that dark, terrifying night, it was his handsome face appearing through the rooftop hole that brought her unprecedented hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she was being dragged toward the city wall by bandits, it was that tall, noble figure who reappeared and rescued her from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered the first time she embraced a man other than her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the only one besides her father who made her feel safe and reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t even had time to say goodbye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she had only met Gervas a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet undeniably, because of his rescue and his mysterious, unique nature, he had already occupied a special place in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, Catherine could no longer hear what the others were discussing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the world around her did not pause for Catherine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having confirmed the fate of the left-wing army from the three minor nobles, Narsy no longer questioned—they began discussing the risks the main army must now guard against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gentlemen, I believe we must retreat immediately. What do you think?” Narsy asked the nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commandant Narsy, should we wait until dawn to retreat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, gentlemen—I propose we retreat now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commandant Narsy, is it really necessary to retreat tonight? They’re only five or six thousand savages—and we don’t even know if they’ll come!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! We could just send a few thousand men tonight to guard that pass! And with the intelligence of those tribal savages, could they possibly devise any complex attack plan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right! It’s the middle of the night—now we have to start marching again? This is too much trouble!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the nobles clearly hadn’t grasped the severity of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they had no intelligence network—they still believed only the left-wing army had suffered a mishap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Narsy immediately frowned; the nobles’ arrogance was his greatest obstacle in commanding the army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the nobles weren’t just arrogant toward their own side—they were equally arrogant toward the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t arrogant toward themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t these fools realize that these savages had seized dozens of noble territories, large and small, totaling the size of a marquisate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if we still underestimate them now, the left-wing army is the perfect example!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Narsy was about to speak, a frantic cry pierced the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, a cavalry scout captain rushed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commandant, a large enemy force has been spotted thirty li behind us, along the road toward Baron Billy’s territory—minimum six thousand, expected to reach camp in two hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone froze. Even Narsy was stunned. “Did you report incorrectly? The enemy should be approaching from the left, from Viscount O’Neil’s territory!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Billy’s territory lay along the right-wing route—so if enemies were attacking from behind, they should have come from the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scout captain hesitated, then recalled his patrol route for the day—he hadn’t made a mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commandant, I did not misreport. My patrol zone today was along the right side of the army, on the road northwest toward Baron Billy’s territory!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s the right road… then… where is our right-wing army? How did these savages get behind us? Could they have…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles turned ashen, too terrified to finish the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If enemies had appeared on the right, it meant the right-wing army had suffered even worse than the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The left-wing army at least had a few nobles escape to report—right-wing had none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commandant, enemy forces spotted twenty li behind us, along the left road toward Viscount O’Neil’s territory—minimum eight thousand, expected to reach camp in two hours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commandant, the main tribal army has been spotted thirty li ahead—minimum twenty thousand, expected to arrive in three hours…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the nobles reeled in disbelief, even more horrifying reports arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had enemies appeared from the left-wing direction—the long-missing main tribal force now revealed itself directly ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles stared, dumbfounded, cold sweat breaking out along their spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We… we’ve been surrounded!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commandant Narsy, should we still retreat?” The inspector, who had remained silent until now, urgently asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Narsy’s face turned ashen—he finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retreat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a question of whether to retreat anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their rear escape route had been cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, the combined enemy force numbered at least fourteen thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the tribes’ combat strength, they couldn’t annihilate forty thousand troops—but they could easily stall their retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if we didn’t want to be caught between front and rear, holding the camp and waiting for reinforcements was the only viable option!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Retreat is impossible—we’ve been surrounded!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Issue orders: all troops on alert! Laborers immediately reinforce the wooden walls and construct defensive works!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, dispatch five messenger squads on horseback to Lei Dun Fortress—inform the Commander-in-Chief we need reinforcements. Remember, this message concerns the survival of our central army—deliver it at all costs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding! Daily intelligence has refreshed…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence One: After two days of flight, the group of four nobles led by Count Farrio has safely returned to the central army!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Farrio has fully shifted blame for the army’s collapse onto others.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Believing no other nobles could have survived, Farrio concealed the fact that his own cowardly flight was the true cause of the left-wing army’s final collapse.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Two: Farrio doesn’t know that besides his group, another five nobles escaped the tribal pursuit.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【They survived only because Commander Brick sacrificed himself to block the tribal chase.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But knowing more tribal cavalry would pursue, they hid in a dense forest and dared not travel the main roads—so they have not yet rejoined the central army.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Three: Because of Count Farrio’s report, you have been added to the list of fallen nobles!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Viscountess Catherine is thus stricken with grief…】\u003C\u002Fp>",1088,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bc7e32c07f9a218aa23fd660332f2aab2eb32dcd0950cbf3c5604da470b6dd9f","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-152","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-150",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]